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(11) EP 1 694 731 A2

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(43) Date of publication:
30.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/35

(21) Application number: 04784924.5

(22) Date of filing: 23.09.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08G(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2004/031274
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/030822 (07.04.2005 Gazette 2005/14)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 23.09.2003 US 505384 P
21.11.2003 US 524788 P

(71) Applicants:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
    Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4105 (US)
  • CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Pasadena, CA 91125 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • DESIMONE, Joseph M.
    Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (US)
  • ROLLAND, Jason P.
    Durham, NC 27713 (US)
  • QUAKE, Stephen R.
    New York, NY 10011 (US)
  • SCHORZMAN, Derek A.
    Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (US)
  • YARBROUGH, Jason
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (US)
  • VAN DAM, Michael
    Pasadena, CA 91101 (US)

(74) Representative: Behnisch, Werner 
Reinhard-Skuhra-Weise & Partner GbR, Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München
80801 München (DE)

   


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